Swoosh—

Without any hesitation, the moment the referee shouted "start," Zhang Fan suddenly bent down and kicked out, shooting towards Nie Yun like an arrow. He jumped with his left leg and swept his right leg across, striking Nie Yun's face directly.

boom!

With a deafening roar, the collision between the two forces instantly unleashed a shockwave in all directions.

Nie Yun crossed his arms in front of his chest, blocking Zhang Fan's right leg attack and taking the hit head-on.

What a fierce offensive!

The students in the stands were stunned. Even Alice shut her mouth and stared intently at the fight in the arena.

Zhang Fan's offensive was not over yet. Using his right leg as a fulcrum, he rotated his body horizontally in mid-air. As his right leg broke free of its restraints, his left leg struck down from above.

boom!

The blue bricks beneath Nie Yun's feet cracked, and he staggered backward, but his arms still managed to withstand the kick. He used his backward momentum to reduce the impact and increase the distance between himself and Zhang Fan.

"Not bad!" Zhang Fan did not press his advantage and remained standing in place. "Much better than that weak-willed nobleman from before."

Barkley's face immediately turned ugly across the stands; he was a perfect example of someone who was all bark and no bite.

"You're not bad either." Nie Yun shook his numb arms, his heart filled with horror.

Having learned from Barkley's experience, he hadn't underestimated his opponent from the start and was prepared for a preemptive attack. Even so, he barely managed to parry the attacks, without even a chance to dodge. The speed was simply too fast; if it had been his first time facing his opponent, he might have taken those two whip kicks.

"You are the first person to force me to retreat in a fight." Nie Yun straightened up and calmed his churning breath.

"It's a pity. You clearly have good skills, so why do you have to be a simp?" Zhang Fan shook his head, not thanking the other party for the praise, but instead hitting Nie Yun's sore spot with a single sentence.

Nie Yun's face immediately darkened.

As a commoner student with extremely high talent, Nie Yun followed Alice around all day, willingly running errands and acting as her henchman, serving as the so-called "Captain of the Crescent Moon Guard," revealing his true intentions.

However, although everyone knows about this, no one will say it. Firstly, because of Alice's status, no noble youth would speak of it; secondly, because of Nie Yun's strength, no commoner youth would dare to speak of it.

Zhang Fan was the first and only one to expose Nie Yun's ulterior motives to all the students in the academy.

"Nie Yun, stop wasting your breath on him!"

Alice's cold voice came from across the arena.

Zhang Fan turned his head and glanced at Alice.

Alice's curvaceous figure shone through her custom-made student uniform. At eighteen, the prime of a girl's life, her delicate features and languid demeanor held a fatal attraction for any hot-blooded male student present.

But no one could hope to win her favor, not even Nie Yun!

She is a princess of the Charlie family, a high-ranking and beloved daughter of heaven!

In her view, entering Ryan Military Academy to "gild" her resume was just a pastime in her boring life. In her previous life, ordinary people were like ants, and their life or death could be decided with just a nod or even a glance from her.

The reason she allowed civilians to become her "Crescent Guard" was simply because she thought they were easier dogs to control.

Now that she associates the dog with her, she naturally feels extremely bad, even disgusted.

“Nie Yun, kill him.” Alice’s tone was calm and devoid of any emotion. “I will talk to Father. You will not be expelled from school.”

The entire audience erupted in uproar!

Alice actually said these words so bluntly in front of all the students.

However, the noble children present did not show much astonishment; only the commoner students from the six training camps clenched their fists.

This is the rule of this world.

Only those of equal noble status are qualified to be their friends, while commoners are not even considered human; in their eyes, they are as insignificant as ants.

"No way, I only said one sentence, it's not like I'm going to kill you, is it?" Zhang Fan smiled, as if he wasn't the one being threatened with death.

"Just for that one sentence, you deserve to die ten times over!" Alice's gaze was icy, as if she were looking at a dead man.

"Hehe, how about we add some extra bets?" Zhang Fan glanced at the large screen above the fighting arena; there were still very few bets on the second side to win.

"How do you want to bet?" Alice seemed intrigued; little girls always liked these kinds of things.

"Let me make this clear first: if I lose the fight, I'm willing to be beaten to death by you. Do whatever you want with me, and you won't have to take any responsibility." Zhang Fan's words immediately caused a stir in the stands, with the students discussing among themselves.

"If I win..."

“That’s impossible!” Alice interrupted him coldly.

"Let me finish!" Zhang Fanping pointed his right hand at the stands. "If you lose, you'll have to apologize to all the civilian students in the school for your recklessness, and..."

"As my servant, come to Class 1, Grade 3 of Training Camp F and clean for a day!"

Whoosh—

The stands erupted in chaos, and the trainees were dumbfounded.

Trading a life for an apology and a day of cleaning—it's a huge loss for Zhang Fan no matter how you look at it.

But for Alice, she felt the greatest insult of her life. If looks could kill, Zhang Fan would have died ten times over.

I accept!

Alice's voice was almost squeezed out between her teeth.

"Kill him!"

Bang!

The two figures on the ring collided again.

Nie Yun delivered a knee strike straight to Zhang Fan's abdomen, but Zhang Fan did not dodge at all and returned the strike with his own knee.

boom!

The trainees seemed to hear the sound of kneecaps colliding, and the air in the fighting arena seemed to vibrate.

Ta-da!

Both of them involuntarily took a few steps back, and then rushed forward at an even faster speed than before.

Bang bang bang bang bang.

Without any attempt to dodge, a series of punches and kicks rang out on the ring. In a short span of time, both fighters exchanged six or seven punches, each landing with a resounding thud.

The students in the stands were mesmerized.

Even the noble scions on the other side of the arena were all dumbfounded.

They had considered that Zhang Fan would maneuver and dodge, attempting to defeat Nie Yun with minimal effort. After all, the Crescent Moon Guard had ten members, and even if Nie Yun lost, there were still nine others. This was also Alice's reason for daring to step into the arena; in her view, Zhang Fan couldn't possibly bypass the Crescent Moon Guard to reach her.

Although Alice remained outwardly calm, repeatedly telling herself that she couldn't possibly lose, a sense of panic crept into her heart.

This kind of direct, unpretentious, head-on confrontation between men was something she had never seen before, an experience she had never had before. In her past life, no one had ever challenged the authority of the nobility in front of her in such a violent way.

"You, you, all of you come at me together..." Alice felt ashamed of her inner panic and just wanted to end the fight and leave as soon as possible.

"Fine. Bah!" Zhang Fan wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and sneered, "You all better come at me together, I'll beat you all up!"

The remaining nine Crescent Guard members, upon hearing Alice's order, began to stir with anticipation.

"Wait!" Nie Yun suddenly reached out to block behind him, suppressing the blood gushing from his chest, and shouted through gritted teeth, "No one is allowed to make a move before I fall!"

"Captain, Princess Alice..." The Crescent Moon Guard team members wanted to say that this was the princess's order.

"Didn't you hear what I said?!" Nie Yun turned his head, his eyes wide with anger. He was disheveled, his eyes bloodshot, looking like a wounded and raging beast. "Anyone who dares to step forward, I'll kill him!"

The remaining Crescent Moon Guard members involuntarily stopped in their tracks.

"Nie Yun, how dare you..." Alice was about to question him.

"Shut up!"

Nie Yun glared at her fiercely, and Alice froze, unable to utter the words that followed.

"Hahaha, you still have some backbone." Zhang Fan bounced around a few times to relax his aching joints and laughed loudly, "From now on, leave that little bitch and come back to our side, and you'll still be saved."

"It has nothing to do with her. Today is a duel between you and me!" Nie Yun tensed all his muscles, and the joints of his five fingers made a cracking sound.

Swoosh—

Bang bang bang bang bang!

With each clash of their fists and feet, the air on the stage exploded, carrying clouds of dust.

A head-on clash, a duel between men!